Meierijstad () is a municipality in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to th ...

. The municipality is the result of a merger between the municipalities

Schijndel Schijndel () is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. Schijndel is located approximately southeast of 's-Hertogenbosch. Schijndel was founded on 6 December in the year 1309. On 1 January 201 ...

Sint-Oedenrode Sint-Oedenrode () is a town in the province of North Brabant. Sint-Oedenrode is a moderately urbanized town in the Meierij of 's-Hertogenbosch. Sint-Oedenrode had an unknown population as of and has an area of . On 1 January 2017 Sint-Oedenrod ...

and Veghel in 2017. After the merger it became the largest municipality in terms of land area of North Brabant (surpassed by

Altena Altena (; Westphalian: ''Altenoa'') is a town in the district of Märkischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The town's castle is the origin for the later Dukes of Berg. Altena is situated on the Lenne river valley, in the northern str ...

in 2019). The town of Veghel hosts the town hall, while the municipal council holds its meetings at the former town hall of Sint-Oedenrode.

Population centres

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Meierijstad, 2020''

Notable people

* Hendrik Herp (died 1477) a Dutch or Flemish Franciscan and a writer on mysticism * Pieter de Josselin de Jong (1861 in Sint-Oedenrode – 1906) a Dutch painter from North Brabant *

Lou Tellegen Lou Tellegen (born Isidor Louis Bernard Edmon van Dommelen;"Lou Tellegen, Idol of Stage and Silent Screen, Stabs Himself Seven Times." Spartanburg (SC) Herald, October 30, 1934, pp. 1-2. November 26, 1881 or 1883 – October 29, 1934) was a ...

(born 1881 in Sint-Oedenrode – 1934) a Dutch stage and film actor, film director and screenwriter IMDb Database
retrieved 28 February 2020 *

Ton Smits Ton Smits (February 18, 1921 – August 5, 1981) was a Dutch cartoonist and comic artist. He was born in Veghel and moved to Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Braban ...

(1921 in Vegheland - 1981) a Dutch cartoonist and comic artist * Els Coppens-van de Rijt (born 1943 in Sint-Oedenrode) an artist and author from

Vlierden Vlierden is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Deurne, about 20 km east of Eindhoven. History The village was first mentioned in 721 as Fleodrodu(m), and means "settlement near the elder ...

* Anton Berns (born 1945 in Schijndel) a Dutch scientist researching

molecular genetics Molecular genetics is a sub-field of biology that addresses how differences in the structures or expression of DNA molecules manifests as variation among organisms. Molecular genetics often applies an "investigative approach" to determine the ...

* Hein Van de Geyn (born 1956 in Schijndel) a jazz double bassist, composer and band leader *

Winy Maas Wilhelmus "Winy" Maas (born 1959 in Schijndel) is a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist. In 1993 together with Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries he set up MVRDV. Education He completed his studies at the RHSTL Bos ...

(born 1959 in Schijndel) a Dutch architect, landscape architect, professor and urbanist * Nikki Kerkhof (born 1983 in Sint-Oedenrode) a Dutch pop singer * Sophie Bongers (born 1998) stage name '' Sophie Francis'', a Dutch record producer, DJ and musician, brought up in Sint-Oedenrode

Sport

* Wiljan Vloet (born 1962 in Schijndel) a Dutch football manager *

Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch (born 28 November 1964) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and table tennis player. Monique competed at the Paralympics in 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. In 2017, she was inducted into the International T ...

(born 1964 in Sint-Oedenrode) a Dutch wheelchair tennis player * Eric Verhagen (born 1964 in Schijndel) a retired Dutch

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passenger and double World Champion. *

Rein van Duijnhoven Rein van Duijnhoven (; born 5 September 1967) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played goalkeeper. Career Van Duijnhoven was born in Veghel, Netherlands. During the 1995–96 season, he scored for MVV Maastricht in a game again ...

(born 1967 in Veghel) is a former football goalkeeper with over 500 club caps * Anky van Grunsven (born 1968 in Erp) a Dutch dressage champion with nine Olympic medals from seven successive games * Jack de Gier (born 1968 in Schijndel) a Dutch former footballer with over 400 club caps and current manager of Go Ahead Eagles * Earnie Stewart (born 1969 in Veghel) an American retired soccer player with 474 club caps and the sporting director of

U.S. Soccer The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is a ...

Stefan Jansen Stefan Jansen (born 4 July 1972) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward He started his professional career in the 1990-1991 season for Roda JC. Later on he played for FC Den Bosch, Cambuur Leeuwarden, Salernitana, I ...

(born 1972 in Veghel) a former football striker with over 330 club caps *

Dillianne van den Boogaard Dillianne van den Boogaard (born 9 August 1974) was a Dutch field hockey defender, who played 174 international matches, representing the Netherlands, in which she has scored 68 goals. She was born in Veghel Veghel () is a town and a former ...

(born 1974 in Veghel) a former Dutch field hockey defender, twice team bronze medallist in the

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and

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

* Theo Lucius (born 1976 in Veghel) is a Dutch former footballer with 402 club caps * Marloes Keetels (born 1993 in Schijndel) a Dutch field hockey player, team silver medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 2017